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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Stained Glass Leaves

Over the last few years I have made so many quilts about leaves using the stained glass technique from my book. I thought I would collect my photos of them here, so you can see all the variations I've explored.

Wool applique on cotton flannel background, using metallic cotton for the leading.

A detail of the center, above.

Green leading on a black cotton background.

Blue cotton leaves, in prints, solids and plaids.

Large scale cotton prints as leading.

This little candy thief was a lot of fun to make. He's velvet; the leaves are cotton and silk.

This top is the class sample for my recent class with World of Quilts Travel on a fantastic cruise to Alaska. I think I am going to add a few more rounds of leafy borders to this one.

Combining leaves with the Gothic Window block that I have made many quilts out of too.

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I ooh'd and ahh'd as I was studying each one, and keep going back again and again. If I was asked to pick just one that I liked the best I would be hard-pressed to narrow it down. Thank you for putting so many examples in one post.As a long time stained glass mosaic artist, I am and always have been in awe of your work and creativity. You bring such beauty into my life, and so many others' lives. Thank you for all the sharing of your talent!